Obituaries

Elaine Childs

Mar 11, 2019

M. Elaine Savage Childs passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Born October 3, 1931 in Cumberland, MD she was the daughter of the late Olin and Olive (Willison) Savage. She was the wife of the late Philip Childs who died February 17, 1990. They were married July 16, 1955.

She graduated...

Betty Hampshire

Mar 10, 2019

Betty Hampshire of Frederick, MD passed away peacefully on the morning of March 10, 2019, only two days before her 92nd birthday at Life in the Country, Brunswick, MD.

She was born on March 12, 1927 in Takoma Park, MD. She and her late husband resided in Hyattsville, MD for many years.

Betty enjoyed working...

Billy Roberts

Mar 10, 2019

Billy McDow Roberts ,90, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Sunday, March 10, 2019. He was the beloved husband of the late Winifred Harper Roberts.

Born on August 28, 1928, in Carters, GA. He was the son of Judson C. Roberts and Mattie (McIntire) Roberts.

Billy graduated with a B.S. in Physics from...

Grace Testerman

Mar 9, 2019

Grace Isabelle Testerman, 90, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Frederick, MD.

Born on February 19, 1929, in Charles Town, WV, she was the daughter of the late Sydnor Claude Gordon and Avery Eugenia (Bush) Gordon.

She was a loving wife of...

Stone Conners

Mar 9, 2019

Obituary to come soon...

The family will receive friends from 10-11 am on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, Maryland 21702.

The funeral service will begin at 11am on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Please click here to view the video tribute

Janet (Jan) Haight

Mar 9, 2019

Mrs. Janet (Jan) Haight, 86, of Frederick, passed away on March 9, 2019 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.  She was the wife of the late Gordon (Donnie) Haight.

Born on October 10, 1932 in Brunswick, MD.  She was the daughter of the late Lawrence Glenn and Thurza Frocke. Jan worked at the Department of Energy as a secretary...

Donald Dougherty, Jr.

Mar 8, 2019

Mr. Donald Paul "Don" Dougherty, Jr., 67, of Mt. Airy died suddenly on Friday, March 8, 2019 at his home. He was the loving companion of Renee Rousseau for over 30 years.

Born October 20, 1951 in Frederick, he was the son of Doris Nunemaker Dougherty of Thurmont, and the late Donald Paul Dougherty, Sr.

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Sharon Covell

Mar 7, 2019

Sharon Marie Covell, 68, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at her residence in Frederick, MD.

Born on February 4, 1951, in Frederick, Maryland.   She was the daughter of the late Irvin Thomas Bagent and Evelyn  (Morgan) Bagent.

Sharon loved gardening and watching game shows but most of all...

Charles Hoffman

Mar 7, 2019

Charles Hoffman, 100, of Baltimore, Maryland, passed from this life on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at the Briar Meadow Assisted Living Facility in Derwood, Maryland. Born on November 26, 1918 in Boonsboro, he was the son of the late Lewis and Edna (Beachley) Hoffman.  He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Roberta L. (Haynes) Hoffman, who passed...

Patricia "Patty" Whitehouse

Mar 6, 2019

Patricia "Patty" Anne Whitehouse, 72, of Mount Airy, Maryland, passed from this life on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at her home.

Born on August 2, 1946, in Burlingon,VT she was the daughter of the late George Lincoln Case and Lucy Margaret (Palmer) Case. Patty worked at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Damascus for 15 years.  In her spare...

Hazel Wilcom

Mar 6, 2019

Hazel Louverna Wilcom of Adamstown, MD., passed from this life on March 6, 2019 surrounded by her family. Hazel was born in Mt. Nebo, West Virginia on March 6, 1941. She was the beloved daughter of  the late Guy Vernon Conard and Violet Sebert Conard. After completing high school she moved to Frederick, married and had children. She later worked...

Venkata Ganesuni

Mar 4, 2019

Clarksburg, MD - Venkata Rao Ganesuni, 57, passed away Monday, March 4th, 2019 in Portland, Maine.

He is survived by his wife, Neelima; his son, Karthik; his daughter, Srimayi; his mother Raghavamma; his mother-in-law, Vijayalakshmi; his aunt, Satyabala; his brothers, Nageswara Rao and Prabhakar Rao; his sisters-in-law, Krishnakumari, Jaya, Neeraja, and Nirupama; his brother-in-law, Srinivas; his nephews,...

Esther Filler

Mar 3, 2019

Esther Evangeline Laliberte Filler, 86, of Walkersville, Maryland, passed from this life on Sunday, March 3, 2019 at Homewood at Crumland Farms in Frederick, MD.

Born on March 26, 1932, in Old Town, ME, she was the daughter of the late Archie Joseph Laliberte and Ina Mae (Richardson) Laliberte.

She was predeceased by her husband,...

William Keesling, Jr.

Mar 2, 2019

William “Frank” Keesling, Jr. passed peacefully after an extended illness on March 2, 2019 in Lynchburg, VA.  He was born October 15, 1931 in Limon, CO to William F. Keesling, Sr. and Anna Ruth (Vaught) Keesling both of whom were originally from southwest VA. His family returned to VA in 1935 and started farming in Wheatland and then on...

John Poole, Jr.

Mar 1, 2019

Mr. John E. Poole, Jr., 74, of Frederick, died Friday, March 1 at his home.  He was the husband of the late Lillian D. Poole.  Born on February 28, 1945 in Olney, he was the son of the late John E. Poole, Sr. and Ethel L. Payne Poole.

Mr. Poole proudly served in the US Army during...

Robert Smith, Sr.

Mar 1, 2019

Robert James Smith, Sr., 88, of Saint Michaels, Maryland, and formerly of Boonsboro, Maryland, passed from this life on Friday, March 1, 2019 at The Pines in Easton, Maryland.

Born on June 10, 1930, in Keedysville, he was the son of the late Edward L. Smith and Ruth E. (Harbaugh) Smith-Hutzell.

He retired from Hamilton...

Sam Hall

Mar 1, 2019

It is with great sadness the family announces the passing of Sam Hall of Crestwood Village, Frederick, Maryland on Friday, March 1, 2019. He was surrounded by his loving family.

Sam was born on April 12, 1938 in Jonesville, Virginia to parents Marvin and Flora Hall. He was raised in Lee County, Virginia until 1958, when he...

Rachel Dean

Mar 1, 2019

Rachel Elizabeth Jennings Dean, 90, of Boonsboro, MD passed away March 1 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD.

Born July 31, 1928 in Boonsboro she was the daughter of the late Clyde Brown Jennings and Martha Virginia Kefauver Jennings.

Rachel attended Boonsboro School and graduated with the class of 1946. She retired from Sire...

Mary Wivell

Feb 28, 2019

Mary Josephine Wivell , 83, of Columbia, passed from this life on Thursday, February 28, in her home.  She was the wife of Thomas C. Wivell.  Born on October 30, 1935 in Emmitsburg, she was the daughter of Austin Lawson Joy and Catherine Elizabeth (Walter) Joy.

Mrs. Wivell was a 1955 graduate of St. Joseph's High School...

Catherine Cox

Feb 28, 2019

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